Ayizan

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Ayizan
VeveAyizan.svg
Veve of Ayizan
Venerated inVodou, Folk Catholicism
Attributespalm frond, gold, yellow, white
Patronagemarketplaces, commerce, priestly knowledge, mysteries

Ayizan[1][2] (also Grande Ai-Zan, Aizan, or Ayizan Velekete) is the loa of the marketplace and commerce in Vodou, especially in Haiti.

She is a racine, or root loa, associated with Vodoun rites of initiation (called kanzo). Just as her husband Loko is the archetypal houngan (priest), Ayizan is regarded as the first, or archetypal, mambo (priestess), and as such is also associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries, particularly those of initiation and the natural world.

As the spiritual parents of the priesthood, she and her husband are two of the loa involved in the kanzo rites in which the priest/ess-to-be is given the asson (sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood) and are both powerful guardians of "reglemen" or the correct and appropriate form of Vodoun service.

She is syncretized with the Catholic Saint Clare. Her symbol is the palm frond, and she drinks no alcohol. Her colors are most commonly gold, yellow, and white.

References[]

  1. ^ Alvarado, Denise, ed. (2001). "Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook". Red Wheel Weiser. p. 37. ISBN 9781609256159. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Malbrough, Ray T., ed. (2003). "Hoodoo Mysteries Folk Magic, Mysticism & Rituals". Llewellyn Publications. p. 24. ISBN 9780738703503. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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